The Seattle Public Library Foundation 2016 Board of Directors

Dear Friends,

2016 was truly a remarkable year for The Seattle Public Library

Foundation because so many people like you made generous

contributions and in-kind gifts to support our Library.

Z We completed an important challenge from the Norcliffe Foundation

to raise funds for our Program Endowment for Children and Teens.

This will provide funding for the Library’s children’s programming for

generations to come.

Z We received very generous in-kind gifts from Microsoft and Harriet

Bullitt—the first will provide important updates to our public

computers and the other will give us access to a beautiful rare collection of Edward S. Curtis’s work.

Z We were able to place a Community Resource Specialist in the Central Library to assist patrons with

complex needs related to housing, employment, legal matters, financial literacy, immigration, as well

as physical and mental health care.

Z We brought two amazing exhibits to the Central Library—Shakespeare’s First and Third Folios and

Streetwise Revisited, the documentary photography of Mary Ellen Mark.

In the past year, the Foundation took on challenges like the ones mentioned above and continued

its important investments in Library collections, community engagement, and technology.

The hard work by the Foundation board and staff, combined with your generous support, allowed

the Library to do so much more and to touch the lives of so many more people in our community. As

part of our donor family, you helped make our Library come alive and keep our city learning, growing

and connected.

So, on behalf of the thousands of people from all walks of life who turn to The Seattle Public

Library every day to learn or experience something new, my sincere thanks.

Ross C. Baker

President of The Seattle Public Library Foundation

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Ross Baker, Foundation board president

Ross C. Baker President

Grace Nordhoff Vice President

Irene Yamamoto Treasurer

Stephanie Axelrod Secretary

Lynn Pigott Mowe Immediate Past President

Susan Adkins

Greg Berkman

Ted Collins

Patricia L. Dawson, MD

Sue Donaldson

Michael Ellsworth

Sibyl Frankenburg

Jodi Green

Sharon Hammel

Sarah Kohut

Carla Lewis

Ellen Look

Mary Mara

Ruth Massinga

Dan McConnell

Tyler Preston Mickey

Nick Momyer

Glenna Olson

Susan Potts

Anne Repass

Deborah Rosen

Lori Scott

Annie Searle

Claudia Skelton

Bill Stafford

Neal Sullins

Ina Goodwin Tateuchi

Patricia Walker

Ex-Officio Kristi England Carmen Bendixen

City Librarian Marcellus Turner

Executive Director Jonna Ward

Thanks to your support of The Seattle Public Library Foundation in 2016:

98,000Children, parents and

caregivers attended storytime at

the Library gaining important

early literacy skills.

50,000Books, materials and online

resources were purchased for the

Library collection, including

15,000 children’s books.

28,000People saw the First Folio and

Streetwise exhibits at the Central

Library, a new type of library

experience for patrons.

11,000Patrons checked out a

museum pass, gaining

free access to 17 local arts

organizations.

2,500Attended business

events, getting free

information on

how to start or grow

a business.

1,000Patrons were served

by the Community

Resource Specialist, who

helped patrons with

complex needs related to

social services.

880Classes for immigrants

and refugees were

offered, including

ESL, citizenship, world

language storytimes, and

job search services.

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Repor t to Donors | 2016

2016 Financial InformationYear Ending December 31, 2016

Contributions

Cash donations $4,706,200

Donated goods and services $6,968,700

Total Contributions $11,674,900

Expenses Library Support

22%Community Engagement

2%Re-Imagined

Spaces

5%Technology and Access 28%

Collections and Resources4%

Seattle Culture and History

25%Youth and

Family Learning

13%Other – Training, staff and strategic support

1%Marketing

Collections and Resources $1,300,400

Youth and Family Learning $1,147,000

Community Engagement $1,036,000

Technology and Access $243,000

Seattle Culture and History $187,000

Re-imagined Library spaces $93,000

Marketing $44,700

Other $606,500

Total Library Support $4,657,600

Foundation Operations

Administration $698,500

Fundraising $401,600

Total Operations $1,100,100

Total Expenses $5,757,700

These figures are unaudited. The Foundation’s professional independent audit is released in the spring.

Extraordinary Gifts to the Foundation

Norcliffe Challenge Met

Thanks to more than 500 generous donors, The

Seattle Public Library Foundation completed the Norcliffe

Challenge—raising $3.5 million for the Library’s Program

Endowment for Children and Teens.

In 2014 The Norcliffe Foundation promised that if

the Library Foundation could raise $3.5 million for that

endowment by December 31, 2016, they would donate

an additional $1 million to help fund the many children’s

programs the Library offers. The community responded

generously to the challenge and by the end of the year,

we made it!

28,000People saw the First Folio and

Streetwise exhibits at the Central

Library, a new type of library

experience for patrons.

Harriet Bullitt Gives Rare Collection to the Library

Philanthropist Harriet Bullitt donated her rare collection

of Edward S. Curtis’ “The North American Indian” to The

Seattle Public Library working through the Foundation.

Edward Curtis (1868-1952) was an American photographer

and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West

and Native American peoples.

“The North American Indian” is a collection of 20

informational books and 20 folios of large images, written

and photographed by Curtis and his collaborators over the

course of nearly 30 years, detailing the traditions and customs

of more than 80 of North America’s native nations.

Microsoft Software Donation

In 2016, Microsoft made a generous donation of

computer software licenses to the Library through The

Seattle Public Library Foundation. The grant will allow the

625 public computers throughout the Library to be upgraded

to Windows 10 and Office 2016. It will also improve the

Library’s internal computer operations, making its systems

faster, more stable, and more secure.

Harriet Bullitt

A Special Thank You to our Business, Foundation, and Community Partners

In addition to gifts from more than 5,800 individuals, the Foundation’s success in 2016 was made possible by organizations

throughout the community that believe in the power of libraries to enrich lives. We want to thank the following businesses,

foundations, and community organizations that contributed $250 or more in cash, employee gift matching programs, grant funds,

or in-kind donations in 2016.

Abe & Sidney Block Foundation

Amazon.com

American Endowment Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

Benjamin & Margaret Hall Foundation

Benjamin and Margaret Hall Charitable Lead Trust

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

British Consulate General

Cogan Family Foundation

Elaine and Vincent Bell Foundation

Elliott Bay Book Company

Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound

Feinberg Foundation

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Friends of The Seattle Public Library

G. W. Cadbury Charitable Trust

Gemperle Brothers

H. D. Fowler Company

Horizon House Residents’ Council

Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona

John C. & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation

Kunis Foundation

Mayflower Society of Washington State

Milliman

Mirabella Seattle Residents’ Association

Moccasin Lake Foundation

Morgan Stanley

Network for Good

Nintendo of America

Nordstrom

The Norman Raab Foundation

Northwest Literacy Foundation

Open Books: A Poem Emporium

PEMCO

Puget Sound Energy

Raven Foundation

Rotary Club of Ballard

Ruth and Robert Satter Charitable Trust

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union

Seattle Seahawks

SHKS Architects

Tableau

Tateuchi Foundation

The Boeing Company

The Hanlon Foundation

The Loeb Family Charitable Foundations

The Neukom Family Foundation

The O’Donnell Foundation

The Pride Foundation

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The Reed Foundation

The Seattle Foundation

TIAA Charitable

UBS Financial Services

Union Bank N.A.

United Way of King County

University Book Store

US Bank Foundation

Vanguard Charitable

Verizon Wireless

Washington State Employees

Washington Women’s Foundation

Wealth Strategies Group

Wells Fargo

World Vision

Wyman Youth Trust

Yancey C. Blalock Lodge # 265

Legacy Gifts

The Foundation received several generous legacy gifts

in 2016 from individuals who included The Seattle Public

Library Foundation in their estate plans. Their thoughtful

planning will help sustain the Library’s

collections, programs, and services for

future generations.

Rosalie Alice Edburg

Louise Hafen

Rosal Mangiante

Irma Mathisen

Joanne M. Schumacher

Harriet Trabert

Remember to GiveBIG for the Library April 27 – May 10!